Distillery Name : Edinburgh Distillery
Distillery Area : Lowland, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : c.1849 - 1925
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Sciennes, Newington, Edinburgh.
Map Grid Reference : NT261723
Current Owner : None
Notes : Also West Sciennes, Newington, Sciennes, Glen Sciennes.
Timeline
c.1849 - Converted as West Sciennes Distillery from a brewery by Alexander Pearson.
1850 - Alexander Pearson sequestrated.
1851 - Acquired by Thomas Duncanson & Co. and re-named Newington Distillery (shown in 1853 OS map).
1856 - Thomas Duncanson & Co. dissolved.
1856-1859 - Continued by Duncanson & Co. latterly as Glen Sciennes Distillery.
1859-1919 - Purchased by Andrew Usher & Co., renamed Edinburgh Distillery and continued under that name and firm until 1919.
1919 - Sold to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
1925 - Closed by Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD).
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig.